Famous Paintings to Recreate Masterpieces
Recreate the world's most famous paintings as paint by numbers kits, from Van Gogh's Starry Night to Monet's water lilies and Klimt's gold. More than 280 masterpieces here, rated beginner to advanced, each with a numbered canvas and color-matched acrylics.
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Our most popular famous painting kits are Van Gogh's The Starry Night, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Klimt's The Kiss, Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, Van Gogh's Sunflowers and Monet's Water Lilies. Each one comes in three sizes and two detail levels, starting at $29.95.
Start with a design rated Beginner, such as Almond Blossom, The Great Wave, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Impression, Sunrise or The Scream. They have bigger areas to fill and are easy to follow on a first kit. The Mona Lisa and Sunflowers are Intermediate, while The Starry Night, The Kiss, Water Lilies and Café Terrace at Night are Advanced.
Each kit comes in two detail levels. Standard has 24 to 32 colors and is the easier option. Premium has up to 48 colors and adds finer shading, which shows most in paintings with soft gradients like Monet's skies or the swirls in The Starry Night.
Every famous painting kit comes in 16x20" (40x50 cm), 20x24" (50x60 cm) and 24x30" (60x75 cm). You can choose a rolled canvas, a DIY frame, a canvas pre-stretched on a frame, or canvas board. Prices start at $29.95 for a 16x20" rolled canvas with Standard detail.
A Beginner design in 16x20" usually takes a few evenings. Advanced designs like The Starry Night or The Kiss have many small areas and can keep you busy for several weeks. A larger size or Premium detail adds more time, and more detail.
It will look like the masterpiece, but not like an exact copy. Each artwork is turned into numbered areas with a set number of pre-mixed colors, so some fine detail and color shifts are simplified. Choosing Premium detail and a larger size brings it closer to the original.
Yes. You don't need to draw or mix colors: every area on the canvas has a number that matches a paint pot. Pick a Beginner design for your first kit, and work from the largest areas to the smallest.
Yes. If you choose the pre-stretched option, it is ready to hang as soon as the paint is dry. A rolled canvas can go on our DIY frame, or to a local framer, who can stretch and frame it for you.
Yes, especially for someone with a favorite artist. Every kit includes the numbered canvas, pre-mixed paints, three brushes and a reference sheet, so there is nothing else to buy. A Van Gogh or Monet kit is a popular pick for birthdays and Christmas.
The Most Famous Paintings in History to Paint by Numbers
These are the paintings people travel across the world to see, and each one is also a paint by numbers kit. Recreating famous paintings of famous painters one numbered section at a time is a different experience from looking at a print: you notice how Van Gogh built his sky, how Monet blended his light and how Klimt laid out his gold. At the end you have the painting on your wall and a much closer understanding of it.
1. Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503 to 1519 · IntermediateThe most visited painting in the world, in the Louvre. Her soft smile comes from sfumato, blending tones without hard edges.
2. The Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh, 1889 · AdvancedPainted from memory of the view from his window at Saint-Rémy. The swirling sky is one of the best known images in art.
3. Girl with a Pearl Earring
Johannes Vermeer, c. 1665 · BeginnerOften called the Mona Lisa of the North. It hangs in the Mauritshuis in The Hague.
4. The Kiss
Gustav Klimt, 1907 to 1908 · AdvancedThe high point of Klimt’s golden period, painted with real gold leaf. It is in the Belvedere in Vienna.
5. The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1831 · BeginnerA woodblock print from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, and the most famous piece of Japanese art.
6. The Scream
Edvard Munch, 1893 · BeginnerA figure on a bridge under a blood-red sky. Munch made several versions in paint and pastel.
7. Sunflowers
Vincent van Gogh, 1888 · IntermediatePainted in Arles to decorate the room of his friend Paul Gauguin.
8. Water Lilies
Claude Monet, 1896 to 1926 · AdvancedAround 250 paintings of the pond at Giverny, made over the last 30 years of his life.
9. Impression, Sunrise
Claude Monet, 1872 · BeginnerThe painting that gave Impressionism its name, after a critic used the title to mock the new style.
10. Café Terrace at Night
Vincent van Gogh, 1888 · AdvancedHis first painting with a starry sky, a year before The Starry Night.
11. Almond Blossom
Vincent van Gogh, 1890 · BeginnerPainted to celebrate the birth of his nephew. It is at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
12. The Last Supper
Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1495 to 1498 · BeginnerThe famous mural in Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan, and a Renaissance lesson in balance and perspective.
Every kit above comes in 16x20", 20x24" or 24x30", with Standard detail (24 to 32 colors) or Premium detail (up to 48 colors), from $29.95.
Paintings of Famous Painters, Artist by Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch Post-Impressionist of vivid color and energetic brushwork: Starry Night, Sunflowers, Irises. Explore Van Gogh kits
Claude Monet
The father of Impressionism, painting light and atmosphere rather than detail. Explore Monet kits
Gustav Klimt
Vienna Secession painter of gold, pattern and symbolism, from The Kiss to his gardens. Explore Klimt kits
Alphonse Mucha
Art Nouveau master of flowing lines, known for The Seasons and his Zodiac. Explore Mucha kits
Leonardo da Vinci
Renaissance master of realism, proportion and human expression. Mona Lisa · The Last Supper
Katsushika Hokusai
Ukiyo-e artist of bold outlines, movement and nature, best known for The Great Wave. Explore Hokusai kits
Wassily Kandinsky
Pioneer of abstract art who believed color and shape could work like music. Explore Kandinsky kits
Ernst Haeckel
Scientist and artist who drew the symmetry of jellyfish, coral and microscopic life. Explore Haeckel kits
Kawase Hasui
Japanese woodblock master of quiet, atmospheric landscapes. Explore Hasui kits
William Morris
Arts and Crafts designer of flowing botanical patterns like Tree of Life and The Strawberry Thief. Explore Morris kits
Franz Marc
German Expressionist who painted animals in bold, emotional color, like The Foxes. Explore Marc kits
Russ Duerksen
Contemporary painter of detailed, warm bird portraits. Explore Duerksen kits
Famous Paintings of Famous Painters by Art Movement
Impressionism
The feeling of a moment rather than its details, with soft color and light that changes through the day.
Post-Impressionism
Impressionist ideas pushed further, with heavy brushstrokes and vivid color that create movement.
Symbolism and Art Nouveau
Decorative, pattern-rich work where nature, love and ornament meet in flowing lines.
Renaissance
Realism, balance and proportion, built on close study of light and the human form.
Japanese Ukiyo-e
Strong outlines and flat areas of color, a style that suits paint by numbers beautifully.
Expressionism
Color and distortion used to show emotion, from Munch’s anxious sky to Marc’s red foxes.
Which Famous Painting Should You Start With?
Beginner
Bigger sections and fewer colors. Almond Blossom or The Great Wave make a lovely first famous painting.
Intermediate
More detail and color variation. Sunflowers or the Mona Lisa are a satisfying next step.
Advanced
Small sections and complex designs, like The Starry Night or The Kiss. A project for several weeks.
What’s in Every Famous Painting Kit
Numbered canvas
Pre-printed with the outlines and numbers of the original composition.
Color-matched paints
Pre-mixed acrylics matched to the artwork and numbered to the canvas. Enough to finish the painting.
Three brushes
One for large areas and two for the fine details.
Reference sheet and guide
A printed image of the finished painting plus step-by-step instructions.
A gift with a story
A famous painting kit is a present and an experience in one: they get to paint their own version of a work they love. It suits birthdays, anniversaries and holidays like Christmas and Easter.
Framing and display
A classic frame gives a timeless look, while a float frame shows off color. Hang it in good light, or group several masterpieces into a gallery wall.
Find Your Favorite Among Famous Painters Paintings
With more than 280 famous artworks to choose from, there is a masterpiece here for every taste. For original work by living painters, see our featured artists, or browse all our paint by numbers kits.
